May 24, 2025 Crypto investor accused of sadistically torturing biz partner in NYC luxury townhouse A cryptocurrency investor has been charged after he allegedly kidnapped an Italian tourist and tortured him for two weeks -- using a taser, chainsaw and other twisted methods -- inside a plush New York City apartment.
May 18, 2025 Pompeii family's desperate final moments revealed in new archaeological excavation A new Pompeii excavation revealed details about family members who barricaded themselves with a bed during the Mt. Vesuvius eruption, providing insight into the ancient disaster.
May 12, 2025 Pope Leo XIV dishes advice to journalists, mentions AI challenge in first news conference
May 9, 2025 Pope Leo XIV, Villanova grad, introduces himself adorned in symbolism, proverbial religious devotion Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic Legal Studies at Villanova University.
May 8, 2025 World leaders congratulate Pope Leo XIV, first American pontiff World leaders offered their immediate congratulations for Pope Leo XIV after he was elected to the highest authority in the Catholic Church and became the first American pontiff.
May 8, 2025 'Dio benedica il Papa', other well wishes for the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Italian The College of Cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, as the new pope. This is how to congratulate the new pontiff in Italian.
May 7, 2025 How the pope gets paid and a look into the Vatican's finances The Vatican is governed by the Holy See, which oversees stipends and allowances given to the leader of the Catholic church for their service.
May 4, 2025 American tourist reportedly impaled on Rome's Colosseum fence as dozens watch in horror A U.S. tourist visiting Rome needed 80 stitches after he was impaled while climbing over a fence at the Colosseum, local Italian newspaper, Il Messaggero, reported.
May 1, 2025 Archaeologists unearth strange head depicting Roman god beneath Catholic basilica The Appian Way Regional Park in Rome announced its recent farewell to a "beautiful" stone head dating back to antiquity. It was discovered during the excavation of a fifth-century basilica.
April 29, 2025 Houston Rockets owner among trio of Trump ambassador nominees confirmed by Senate On Tuesday, Tom Barrack, Tilman Fertitta and Warren Stephens three of President Trump's top ambassador nominees, faced their Senate confirmation votes.